Cara Buckley

New York

Climate Reporter at The New York Times

@nytimes climate reporter focusing on grassroots fixes. 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 https://t.co/UyIvTWfstX

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Articles

What Helped Clean Up Oklahoma Waters? Getting Cows to Use a Different Washroom.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Cara Buckley |Nick Oxford

Grant Victor wasn't sure what to expect when he decided to fence his cattle off from Horse Creek, which wends through northeast Oklahoma, bisecting his family's pastures and cropland. The original plot of land has been in his family since the 1890s, and they added to it over the years. But a century's worth of bovine traffic had left the creek's banks muddy and bare, and its waters thick with kicked-up sediment and animal waste. In 2016, Mr. Victor resolved to change that.
From Oregon, a Chocolate Cake That Changes Hearts and Minds

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Cara Buckley |Will Matsuda

50 States, 50 FixesThe Portland area is a hot spot for vegans, who have the most environmentally friendly diets. It has also yielded a game-changing dessert. Credit... In Oregon, there's a through line from 19th century saints to 21st century sinners. They both sought salvation, of a sort, by eschewing meat.
Maryland Protected Nearly a Third of Its Land, and It’s Reaching for More

2 months ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Cara Buckley |Andrew Mangum

Share The protected land includes a one-acre fish hatchery at Unicorn Lake in eastern Maryland and the sprawling Green Ridge State Forest in the west.
Green Solutions to Fight Louisiana Flooding

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Cara Buckley |Annie Flanagan

50 States, 50 FixesSimple, affordable initiatives like rain gardens are helping to soak up water in New Orleans. Credit... When Angela Chalk first heard there were ways that ordinary people could offset flooding in New Orleans, she was skeptical. Her neighbors in the Seventh Ward knew all about heavy rains that brought knee-high floodwaters, spilling into porches and marooning cars and homes, and were frustrated that it was something they felt powerless to stop.
A Funeral Director Brought Wind Power to Rock Port, Missouri

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Cara Buckley |David Elliott

50 States, 50 FixesEvery year for nearly two decades, the small city of Rock Port has been producing more electricity from wind energy than it needs. Economic decline and population loss were eating away at Rock Port, but it had something that turned out to be a hidden asset: gusty weather. 50 States, 50 FixesEvery year for nearly two decades, the small city of Rock Port has been producing more electricity from wind energy than it needs.
How Maryland Hit Its 30x30 Goal

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Cara Buckley |Andrew Mangum

Nine states have set goals to conserve 30 percent of their land by 2030. Maryland got there first. Clockwise from top left: Eagles nesting in the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge; Green Ridge State Forest; the Unicorn Fishing Lake Park and Hatchery; and King's Ridge, a conservation farm in Kent County, Md. The protected land includes a one-acre fish hatchery at Unicorn Lake in eastern Maryland and the sprawling Green Ridge State Forest in the west.
At this clinic in Hawaii, nature is the medicine

Mar 30, 2025 | seattletimes.com | Cara Buckley

The air is filled with birdsong, the land a tableau of soft greens and gentle light. This is Ho‘oulu ‘Āina, a 100-acre preserve with an unusual twist. Linked to a community health center, it is a place where patients come to heal the land and themselves. As climate change accelerates and the Trump administration abandons the fight, Ho‘oulu ‘Āina is one example of how people in all 50 states, red and blue, are working to restore land, clean up waterways, cut pollution and protect wildlife.
A New Series in The Times, Inspired by You

Mar 27, 2025 | nytimes.com | Cara Buckley |Catrin Einhorn

Under President Trump, the federal government has emphatically turned away from fighting climate change and other environmental problems, rolling back regulations and transforming federal agencies. But across the country, in red and blue states, local efforts tell a more nuanced and hopeful story.
They’re in Hot Water in Idaho. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing.

Mar 26, 2025 | news.nestia.com | Cara Buckley

50 States, 50 FixesThey’re in Hot Water in Idaho. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing. Nearly 500 buildings in the state capital get their heat from a clean, renewable source located deep in the ground. Image Kirkham Hot Springs in Boise National Forest. By Cara BuckleyPhotographs and Video by Alex HechtIt’s pretty easy to get into hot water in Boise. After all, it’s in Idaho, a state filled with hundreds of hot springs.
At This Clinic in Hawaii, Nature Is the Medicine

Mar 26, 2025 | news.nestia.com | Cara Buckley

Take a deep breath. Sound on.And step into a lush tropical forest, tucked into a valley alongside soaring mountains not far from Oahu’s southern coast. Video 50 States, 50 FixesAt This Clinic in Hawaii, Nature Is the MedicineBy Cara BuckleyPhotographs and Video by Marie Eriel HobroThe air is filled with birdsong, the land a tableau of soft greens and gentle light. This is Ho‘oulu ‘Āina, a 100-acre preserve with an unusual twist.